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Dear Mr.Burhan

assalam alaikum warahmatulah wa barkatahu

i hope u will be alright with the grace of almighty ALLAH SUBAHNANALLAH well i have a question as a general though i am not belonging to bohra yet i want to ask as somebody told me that not to take any thing i mean eat any thing between asr and maghrib u guide me about this in the light of sunna and denney islam. allah hafiz

thanks and regards

one of ur sunni brother

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Answer:

Eating Asr and Maghrib

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

One can eat and drink of the halaal things provided by Allah anytime he wishes. There is no such hadiths whereby it states that the Messenger of Allah (saws) did not eat or drink anything between the times of asr and magrib, nor any authentic narration whereby he forbade the believers to do so. Thus eat and drink of the halaal, whenever you wish; except when you are fasting, of course.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother & well-wisher in Islam,

Burhan